Code of Practice for Safe Use and Operation of Suspended Working ...
Code of Practice for Safe Use and Operation of Suspended Working ...
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Registered pr<strong>of</strong>essional engineerA registered pr<strong>of</strong>essional engineer (hereinafter called RPE) is a person whosename is currently entered in the register established under section 7 <strong>of</strong> theEngineers Registration Ordinance, Cap 409.Registered structural engineerA registered structural engineer (hereinafter called RSE) means a person whosename is <strong>for</strong> the time being on the structural engineers’ register kept under section3(3) <strong>of</strong> Buildings Ordinance, Cap 123.Ro<strong>of</strong> trolleyThe mobile portion <strong>of</strong> the ro<strong>of</strong> rig capable <strong>of</strong> horizontal movement by power ormanual means, such movement usually being guided by means <strong>of</strong> a trolley track.Ro<strong>of</strong> rigThe portion <strong>of</strong> the suspended working plat<strong>for</strong>m (excluding the track system)mounted on the ro<strong>of</strong> or at ro<strong>of</strong> level to support <strong>and</strong> position the working plat<strong>for</strong>m.<strong>Safe</strong>ty or secondary ropeA wire rope which is normally not carrying the weight <strong>of</strong> the working plat<strong>for</strong>m <strong>and</strong>the imposed load thereon but rigged in conjunction with a safety device or arrestorto come into operation <strong>for</strong> supporting the working plat<strong>for</strong>m in the event <strong>of</strong> a failure<strong>of</strong> the suspension rope, the winch, the climber or any part <strong>of</strong> the mechanism <strong>for</strong>raising or lowering the working plat<strong>for</strong>m.<strong>Safe</strong> working load<strong>Safe</strong> working load, in relation to a suspended working plat<strong>for</strong>m, means the safeworking load <strong>for</strong> operating it as specified in the current certificate <strong>of</strong> thoroughexamination or load test <strong>and</strong> thorough examination given by a competent examiner(regulation 3(1) <strong>of</strong> SWPR).Secondary brakeA brake acting directly on the drum or the traction sheave, or the final drive shaft,intended to stop the descent <strong>of</strong> the working plat<strong>for</strong>m, under emergency conditions.8
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